Leave it to Anbernic to drop a teaser for something rather exciting right before the Chinese New Year. This morning, the company announced the RG Vita and RG Vita Pro, two handhelds that are seemingly ready to pick up the mantle left by the now-discontinued Odin 2 Mini.
Specific details about what these two handhelds will feature are obviously scarce. Thanks to one of the lifestyle images in the 35-second video, we at least know that the standard RG Vita will sport a 5,000mAh battery.
Beyond that, anything else is just speculation, likely until after the upcoming holiday. However, some on the RH Discord have been trying to figure out the screen size, even going so far as to use Anbernic’s D-pad to “measure.” Going by that, we’re likely looking at either a 5-inch or 5.5-inch display on the RG Vita and RG Vita Pro.
In terms of power, we unfortunately can’t rely on cropped D-pads to help us figure it out. That being said, since these handhelds are mimicking the PS Vita, it’s probably safe to assume neither will be powered by a RockChip SoC. The community seems to think that the standard RG Vita will sport something like the Unisoc T820, with the RG Vita Pro being powered by the Dimensity 8300.
Even with its age, if Anbernic pairs the T820 with at least 8GB of RAM, that should be plenty of headroom to handle Vita emulation. Meanwhile, the Dimensity 8300 is more than capable of that and quite a bit more.
We’ll learn more about the RG Vita and RG Vita Pro soon enough, but if there’s one thing we’re sure of, it’s that Anbernic seemingly nailed most of the design. Both handhelds pair a glass front with a plastic back, while also sporting the little indents on either end for your fingers to rest.
Even the D-pad looks similar to the one found on the PS Vita. If there’s one thing to gripe about, it’s that we would’ve liked to see Anbernic switch up the ABXY button design to better match the Vita. Now, we just have to play the waiting game, which is always so much fun.
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